GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's tennis team returns to action this weekend. The Spartans will play a pair of matches at Coastal Carolina.
UNCG will play host Coastal Carolina on Friday at 2 p.m. and Georgia Southern on Saturday at 11 a.m. Both programs the Spartans will face are members of the Sun Belt Conference.
"This is a chance for us to get outside," UNCG head men's tennis coach
Jeff Trivette said. "This will be our first outdoor event. We're going to get a chance to see all nine players on the roster compete this weekend. So, we'll see everybody healthy, which is good. Two really good teams who are good opponents, which is another challenge for us and hurdle for us to get over in order to prepare for conference."
A Look At UNCG
- The Spartans are 1-1 after dropping a tough 4-3 decision to UNC Asheville this past Sunday.
- Roger Rogowski is 2-0 in singles and 2-0 at doubles this season for the Spartans.
- Nico Grewe and David Flisberg are also 2-0 in singles.
- UNCG defeated North Carolina Central, 7-0, to begin its season on Jan. 21.
- It was UNCG's first shutout since 2018.
A Look At Coastal Carolina
- The Chanticleers' top player is 46th-ranked Bastien Huon
- Diego Galrdao is 3-1 for Coastal Carolina.
- Coastal Carolina dropped a 4-3 decision to UNCW.
- Niccolo Rossi and Federico Garnier were singles winners against UNCW.
- Coastal Carolina has two wins over The Citadel and one over Kennesaw State.
- The Chanticleers other defeat was to Wake Forest.
- The doubles tandem of Huon and Rossi are 3-0 for Coastal Carolina.
A Look At Georgia Southern
- This is the start of a six-game road trip for the Eagles.
- Georgia Southern defeated Gardner Webb, 4-3, last Sunday.
- The Eagles hosted the College of Charleston Thursday afternoon.
- Tao Castillo leads Georgia Southern with two victories.
- The Eagles completed the 2021 campaign with a 12-10 record, including finishing with a strong 5-2 home record.
- Georgia Southern progressed to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Championship, where they fell to Georgia State in a 4-1 decision.
Up Next
- UNCG is back in action next Saturday when it travels to Wilmington, N.C. to face UNCW on Friday, Feb. 19 and Fairfield on Saturday, Feb. 20
